It's not the carburetor that's the problem, it's the diaphragm in the fuel  
pump. It works off of vacuum created by the cylinders.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 8/25/2009 3:37:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
richard at macarthurlawfirm.com writes:


that's what would happen if your carb were gunked up from  gasoline over the
winter. in that event the carb has to be removed and  cleaned --also the
needle valve and seat has to be cleaned-- these are  small delicate parts 
and
a mechanic does it best. you can take the carb off  and bring it to a
mechanic.

atmcneil wrote:

> 
> I have  an '94 Yachtwin (Evinrude) 8hp outboard that has a problem. It
> starts  but will only run at full throttle. It won't idle at all. 
> 
>  Has anyone had this problem and how do you fix it?
> 

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